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Application of molecular markers to sugarcane breeding
(2006)
The CRC SIIB marker application research aims to develop and evaluate ways to apply DNA markers to Australian sugarcane breeding programs to improve breeding, selection and fast release of high performing cultivars. This ...
Improving extension capacity : final report BSS279
(BSES, 2006)
The extension staff in the Burdekin district are both fresh-faced and full of new ideas. One of their largest hurdles to jump is the implementation of science into the real world. Growers are some of the hardest nuts to ...
Integrating and optimising farm-to-mill decisions to maximise industry profitability : SRDC Final report CSE005
(2006)
Late in the 1990’s, the Australian sugar industry recognised the need to achieve increased integration across its value chain, so as to reduce costs and increase international competitiveness. Past projects and independent ...
A cooperative systems model for the Mackay regional sugar industry : SRDC Final report MSA003
(SRDC, 2006)
In 2000-2001 the Mackay sugar industry embarked on a path of rapid and major
change, driven by a depressed world sugar market and specific regional problems
of drought and disease. The changes were initially directed ...
Implementing an integrated sugar system in NSW : Final report NSC005
(2006)
The New South Wales Sugar Milling Co-operative’s (NSWSMC) move to whole cane harvesting for cogeneration will increase in-field haulout traffic by 30% with the potential for yield decline due to increased soil compaction. ...
Adoption of an optimal season length for increased profitability; findings from the 2006 'maximising profitability in the Herbert sugar industry workshop' : Final report BSS264
(2006)
In 2003, the Herbert sugar industry established an industry working team to investigate ways to manage the harvest and processing of larger crops and investigate methods of increasing industry profitability. In 2004 SRDC ...
Investigating marketing strategies for sugar and other crops and alternative cropping by the Mackay district young farmers' group : SRDC Final report BSS292
(2006)
This aims of this project were to investigate and develop a better understanding of: Marketing strategies utilised in the sugar industry and other options; Marketing strategies utilised in other industries (particularly ...
Enhanced delivery of PROSPER to achieve adoption of best management practices in the Queensland Sugar Industry : SRDC Final report BSS260
(2006)
The late 1990s and early 2000s saw declining productivity and profitability within the Australian sugar industry. This decline was driven by a combination of adverse climatic conditions, declining terms of trade, pest and ...
Sugar yield decline joint venture, phase 2 : SRDC Final report
(2006)
Research in phase 2 has greatly increased our understanding of how farming systems operate, the key components of farming systems, and how they can be manipulated to provide better outcomes.